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  *我* | 我* | *我
I; me; my
HSK 1
I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon / to let (sb) down; to disappoint
HSK 1
Excuse me, may I ask...?
HSK 1
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  *呢* | 呢* | *呢
particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation
HSK 1
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  *咱* | 咱* | *咱
I or me / we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)
HSK 2
brothers / younger brother / CL: 個|个 / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal
HSK 4
other people / sb else / he, she or they / I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")
HSK 4
we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5]
HSK 2
I; me; myself / oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned
HSK 5
don't tell me ... / could it be that...?
HSK 3
unexpected / hard to imagine / it had not occurred to me / who could have thought that
HSK 6
person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character
HSK 7-9
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me
HSK 5
to show disrespect; I'm awfully sorry – please forgive me
leave it to me (idiom) / I'll take care of it
to be so kind as to enlighten me
If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
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  *儂* | 儂* | *儂
you (Wu dialect) / I, me (classical)
lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts.
to save sb's life / (interj.) Help! / Save me!
HSK 6
forget-me-not, genus Myosotis (botany)
I / me / my / (often used in early vernacular literature)
I / me / we / my home / our house
lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected / Love me, love my dog.
excuse me
to help / to do a favor / (Shanghainese) Come on! / Give me a break!
decrepit and behind the times; old; useless / (humble) I; me (used by the elderly)
lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.
excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
(Internet slang) if this is an infringement of copyright, please notify me and I will remove it
(idiom) you and me both; that makes two of us
please forgive me
you're too kind; you flatter me
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  *予* | 予* | *予
(archaic) I / me
paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister) / (respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter / (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I; me; this lady here / (coll.) form of address for an unmarried girl or woman, expressing affection or reproach
please excuse me for not complying / to politely decline
your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)
(coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family / (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)
lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom) / fig. it's a life-and-death struggle / it's either him or me
don't bother to see me out
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  *唉* | 唉* | *唉
interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!) / to sigh
to commit an offense / to violate the law / excuse me! (formal) / see also 得罪
HSK 7-9
please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting)
undue trouble / Thank you for having gone out of your way to help me.
(term of respect) second only to father / like a father (to me)
life or death / fate / no matter what / anyway / for the life of me
untalented / I / me (humble)
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  *麼* | 麼* | *麼
suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么, what?, indefinite 這麼|这么 thus, etc
to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)
(courteous) to be so kind as to think of (me)
excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) / reflected glory / to benefit from sb else's prestige
please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom) / fig. each tries to outwit the other / deceit and treachery
I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas)
(literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
(idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion; your criticism will be most valuable
to be indebted to sb for care / thank you for looking after me
(literary) to be so good as to show favor (to me); to regard (me) highly
please forgive me
(slang, jocular, neologism c. 2006, used esp. in relation to public figures) the things you and your friends get up to (misbehavior, scandals etc) leave me shaking my head
easy to deal with; not a problem / (polite answer) you flatter me
HSK 7-9
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  *朕* | 朕* | *朕
(used by an emperor or king) I; me; we (royal "we") / (literary) omen
to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it / Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
me personally; the sort of person I am
(Tw) excuse me; to be sorry (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè])
to act discourteously / forgive me (for my impropriety)
(polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you
to let sb down / to be unfair / I'm sorry / pardon me (formal)
Excuse me, I must be leaving now.
give me liberty or give me death
(said by departing guest) no need to see me out
ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom); ready to risk life and limb to help out
to overpraise / You praise me too much!
submit to me and prosper, or oppose me and perish
to pardon / please excuse (me) / to take responsibility
to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it / Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
you let me win (said politely after winning a game)
bring it on! / give me all you got!
please forgive me
(polite) do me the honor
(Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our
to have what it takes / (coll.) (often followed by ) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever, ..., if she's so tough, ... etc / Example: 有本事就打我 Hit me if you dare!
to be generous (idiom) / to be magnanimous / Give me a break!
refrain (from doing sth) / (coll.) Come on! / Give me a break! / Save it!
lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) / I don't understand a word (idiom) / it's all Greek to me
(dialect) give me a break! / forget about it!
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  *麿* | 麿* | *麿
(Japanese kokuji) I, me (archaic) / suffix attached to the name of a person or pet / pr. maro
your visit (honorific) / you honor me with your visit
(Internet slang) I can't even... / Are you kidding me! / OMG!
(Tw) excuse me; to be sorry; apologetic; embarrassed; shy (from Taiwanese 歹勢, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè]) (also sometimes written as 歹勢 in Mandarin)
you got me! / you win! / you are something!
don't tell me ... / could it be that...?
(literary) to inform (me)
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  *愚* | 愚* | *愚
to be stupid / to cheat or deceive / me or I (modest)
old lady / (old woman's self-reference) I, me
without eloquence / untalented / I, me (humble)
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  *嚜* | 嚜* | *嚜
(final particle)
(archaic) I; me (used by males during the Song and Yuan dynasties)
untalented / I / me (humble) / also written 不才
balsam / Balsaminaceae (a flower family including Impatiens balsamina) / touch-me-not / busy Lizzie

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